Café Writers presents to you….monthly readings of poetry and prose of extremely high quality in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. There are also open mic slots every month so do come along and share something of your own.
Meetings are held at Louis Marchesi, 17 Tombland, Norwich in the upstairs function room. Meetings start at 7.30pm and the entrance fee is still, after more than ten years, only £2.00!
To join our email list for news of upcoming events, please email: info@cafewriters.co.uk
Cafe Writers was a blast – great audience, good humoured and keen
Sean O’Brien
Forthcoming events
11th June – Tara Bergin, Ellen Renton
Tara Bergin was born and grew up in Dublin. Her second collection, The Tragic Death of Eleanor Marx (Carcanet), was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot and the Forward Prize, and was a PBS Recommendation. Tara currently lives in the North of England and lectures...
9th July – Inua Ellams, Helen Calcutt
Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is a cross art form practitioner, a poet, playwright & performer, graphic artist & designer and founder of the Midnight Run — an international, arts-filled, night-time, playful, urban, walking experience. He is a Complete Works poet...
10th September – Caroline Bird, John Challis
Caroline Bird has five collections of poetry published by Carcanet. Her most recent collection, In These Days of Prohibition, was shortlisted for the 2017 TS Eliot Prize. A two time winner of the Foyles Young Poets Award, her first collection Looking Through...
8th October – #MeToo Anthology, with editor Debora Alma and other readers
Deborah Alma is editor of Emergency Poet-an anti-stress poetry anthology, and The Everyday Poet- Poems to live by (both Michael O’Mara) and #Me Too – rallying against sexual assault & harassment- a women’s poetry anthology (Fair Acre Press). Her poetry pamphlet True...
12th November – Joe Dunthorne, Ink Sweat and Tears UEA Scholars
Joe Dunthorne was born and brought up in Swansea. His first novel, Submarine, was translated into sixteen languages and adapted for film by Richard Ayoade. His second, Wild Abandon, won the 2012 Encore Award. His latest novel is The Adulterants. A book of his poems...